# Chanakya - Political philosopher and minister

URL: https://allhistories.com/hinduism/rulers/chanakya
Lifetime: c. 350 – c. 283 BCE
Born-Died: c. 350 BCE - c. 283 BCE
Dynasty or school: Sages, poets and scholars
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chanakya

Traditionally identified with Kautilya and Vishnugupta, adviser to Chandragupta Maurya and author of the Arthashastra on statecraft. Whether one person is behind all three names, and the text's actual authorship and date, are debated.

## Succession
- Previous in list: [Vyasa](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/rulers/vyasa)
- Next in list: [Kanada](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/rulers/kanada)

## Timeline events during this reign or lifetime
- -350 - [Nyaya and Vaisheshika Schools](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/-350-nyaya-and-vaisheshika-schools)
- -345 - [Nanda Dynasty Seizes Magadha](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/-345-nanda-dynasty-seizes-magadha)
- -340 - [Chanakya at Takshashila](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/-340-chanakya-at-takshashila)
- -327 - [Alexander Enters India](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/-327-alexander-enters-india)
- -326 - [Battle of the Hydaspes](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/-326-battle-of-the-hydaspes)
- -321 - [Chandragupta Founds the Maurya Empire](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/-321-chandragupta-founds-the-maurya-empire)
- -305 - [Seleucid-Mauryan Treaty with Seleucus](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/-305-seleucid-mauryan-treaty-with-seleucus)
- -302 - [Megasthenes Describes Mauryan India](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/-302-megasthenes-describes-mauryan-india)
- -300 - [Chanakya and the Arthashastra](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/-300-chanakya-and-the-arthashastra)